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Traditional crafts and activities

In forests, charcoal burning, production of glass items and lime burning were developed. Settlements by the lake were known for the making of the drevak boats and fishing, while rivers were used to power mills and sawmills. People in villages engaged in blacksmithing, weaving and spirit-making. All these activities were connected by coachmen called furmani, the ancestors of today's transporters.

Horse-drawn carriage driving

"This is the home of many coachmen who transport salt from the sea..."
(Johann Weikhard von Valvasor; The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola)

Horse-drawn carriage driving

Blacksmithing

"Quality metals, especially iron and steel, made Carniola exceptional as early as prehistoric times."
(Johann Weikhard von Valvasor; The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola)

Blacksmithing

Flax growing and processing

"Flax is flax, and the whole year round, there's work a-plenty to be found."
(folk saying)

Flax growing and processing

The drevak boat

"These ships or dinghies are hollowed out of a single trunk."
(Johann Weikhard von Valvasor; The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola)

The drevak boat

Spirit making

"…and it ferments like grapes must…"
(Janez Weikhard von Valvasor; The Glory of Duchy of Carniola)

Spirit making

Fishing

"It should be noted that they get an enormous amount of fish if the lake does not change its position for a few years and drain out completely."
(Johann Weikhard von Valvasor; The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola)

Fishing

Lime and charcoal burning

"Beeches, firs, spruces and similar trees grow tallest here."
(Johann Weikhard von Valvasor; The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola)